TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC), a
global provider of domain names and other Internet services, today
reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September
30, 2012. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

Income before provision for income taxes and change in fair value of
forward exchange contracts

1,597

1,090

4,956

2,240

Net income for the period

1,635

(1,178)

3,995

115

Net earnings per common share

0.04

(0.02)

$0.09

-

Net cash provided by operating activities

2,237

1,615

4,321

3,202

Summary of Revenues and Cost of Revenues (In Thousands of US Dollars)

Revenue

Cost of Revenue

3 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2012
(unaudited)

3 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2011
(unaudited)

3 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2012
(unaudited)

3 Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2011
(unaudited)

Wholesale

Domain Services

22,268

19,698

18,645

16,470

Value-Added Services

2,603

2,609

532

515

Total Wholesale

24,871

22,307

19,177

16,985

Retail

2,965

1,358

2,064

495

Portfolio

1,410

1,429

205

179

Network, other costs

-

-

1,159

1,193

Network, depreciation and amortization costs

-

-

193

183

Total revenue/cost of revenue

29,246

25,094

22,798

19,035

NOTE: Beginning in the first quarter of 2012,
Tucows reclassified its revenue streams into three distinct service
offerings: Wholesale, Retail and Portfolio1. The realignment is intended to better reflect the manner in which
these revenue streams are generated and assessed by management.

"Our third quarter results once again reflect the consistency and
reliability of our business, the leverage inherent in our model, and
our ability to deliver growth," said Elliot Noss, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Tucows Inc. "Revenue for the quarter grew 17%
year-over-year to another record and we generated $2.2 million in cash
flow from operations, a portion of which we used to repurchase an
additional 1.3 million shares under our normal course issuer bid. In
2012, we have bought back 9.9 million shares and since we began buying
back stock, we have now repurchased a total of 33.2 million shares, or
almost 45% of outstanding shares. Our core businesses continue to
perform well, allowing us to efficiently invest in new opportunities
such as Ting. As a result, we remain well positioned to continue to
deliver growth while returning capital to shareholders over the long
term."

Net revenue for the third quarter of 2012 increased 17% to a record
$29.3 million from $25.1 million for the third quarter of 2011.

Net income for the third quarter of 2012 was $1.6 million, or $0.04 per
share, compared with a net loss for the third quarter of 2011 of $1.2
million, or $0.02 per share.

Deferred revenue at the end of the third quarter of 2012 was $73.3
million, an increase of 6% from $68.9 million at the end of the third
quarter of 2011 and a decrease of 2% from $74.5 million at the end of
the second quarter of 2012.

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third quarter of 2012 were
$5.0 million compared with $4.5 million at the end of the second
quarter of 2012 and $4.7 million from the end of the third quarter of
2011. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company generated cash
flow from operations of $2.2 million compared with $1.6 million for the
same quarter of 2011. During the quarter, the Company used $1.6 million
for the repurchase of stock under its ongoing normal course issuer bid
and invested $0.2 million in equipment purchases.

1Service Offerings: Wholesale, primarily branded as OpenSRS, is composed
of revenue generated by the OpenSRS Domain Service and Other
Value-Added Services, including hosted email, SSL and other trust
certificates, bulk sale of domain names and advertising from the
OpenSRS Domain Expiry Stream, web publishing tools, mobile phone
services, third-party marketing funds, and billing software for ISPs.
Retail is primarily composed of services to individuals and small
businesses, including Hover, which generates revenue from the sale of
domain name registration and email, and Ting, which generates revenue
from mobile phone services. Portfolio includes revenue generated by the
resale of names from the domain name portfolio and advertising revenue
from the Company's domain name portfolio and two large
advertising-supported websites.

Conference Call

CIO, CTO & Developer Resources

Tucows management will host a conference call today, Tuesday, November
13, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss the Company's third quarter 2012
results. Participants can access the conference call via the Internet
at www.tucowsinc.com/investors.

For those unable to participate in the conference call at the scheduled
time, it will be archived for replay both by telephone and via the
Internet beginning approximately one hour following completion of the
call. To access the archived conference call by telephone, dial
416-849-0833 or 1-855-859-2056 and enter the pass code 54761695
followed by the pound key. The telephone replay will be available
until Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at midnight. To access the archived
conference call as an MP3 via the Internet, go to http://tucowsinc.com/investors.

About Tucows

Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS (http://opensrs.com) manages over fourteen million domain names and millions of value-added
services through a reseller network of over 13,000 web hosts and ISPs.
Hover (http://hover.com) is the easiest way for individuals and small businesses to manage
their domain names and email addresses. Ting.com (https://ting.com) is a mobile phone service provider dedicated to bringing clarity and
control to US mobile phone users. YummyNames (http://yummynames.com) owns and operates premium domain names that generate revenue through
advertising or resale. More information can be found on Tucows'
corporate website (http://tucows.com).

This release includes forward-looking statements as that term is defined
in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In
particular, this release includes forward looking statements regarding
our expectations as to our financial results and the impact of our
consistent growth and leverage. These statements are based on
management's current expectations and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Information about potential factors that could affect Tucows' business,
results of operations and financial condition is included in the Risk
Factors sections of Tucows' filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the
understanding of their inherent uncertainty. All forward-looking
statements are based on information available to Tucows as of the date
they are made. Tucows assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.

Tucows, OpenSRS, Hover, Ting, and YummyNames are registered trademarks
of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries.

Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

September 30,

December 31,

2012

2011

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

4,969,733

$

6,408,209

Accounts receivable

4,826,776

3,880,184

Prepaid expenses and deposits

5,216,617

3,961,905

Derivative instrument asset, current portion

468,675

-

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees, current
portion

Common stock - no par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 44,249,184
shares issued
and outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and 53,497,584 shares issued
and outstanding
as of December 31, 2011

10,005,229

11,358,959

Additional paid-in capital

33,887,740

40,994,013

Deficit

(17,939,368)

(21,933,985)

Total stockholders' equity

25,953,601

30,418,987

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

118,762,890

$

115,689,559

Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

Three months ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Net revenues

$

29,246,069

25,094,056

$

84,935,989

$

70,695,186

Cost of revenues:

Cost of revenues

21,446,084

17,658,648

60,833,420

49,578,724

Network expenses (*)

1,158,885

1,193,669

3,629,639

3,691,995

Depreciation of property and equipment

157,203

159,191

460,259

608,961

Amortization of intangible assets

35,910

23,960

107,730

49,680

Total cost of revenues

22,798,082

19,035,468

65,031,048

53,929,360

Gross profit

6,447,987

6,058,588

19,904,941

16,765,826

Expenses:

Sales and marketing (*)

2,037,338

1,867,085

6,287,702

5,663,759

Technical operations and development (*)

1,010,949

1,220,953

3,229,669

3,651,782

General and administrative (*) (note 1)

1,486,323

1,611,896

5,018,178

4,619,443

Depreciation of property and equipment

46,981

48,874

139,918

140,556

Amortization of intangible assets

219,030

201,180

657,090

785,920

Loss (gain) on currency forward contracts (note 1)

(615,245)

1,845,550

(793,516)

1,374,177

Total expenses

4,185,376

6,795,538

14,539,041

16,235,637

Income (loss) from operations

2,262,611

(736,950)

5,365,900

530,189

Other income (expenses):

Interest (expense) income, net

(50,228)

(18,718)

(145,710)

(38,915)

Other income

-

-

529,711

374,977

Total other income (expenses)

(50,228)

(18,718)

384,001

336,062

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

2,212,383

(755,668)

5,749,901

866,251

Provision for income taxes

577,383

422,592

1,755,284

750,906

Net income (loss)and comprehensive income for the period

$

1,635,000

$

(1,178,260)

$

3,994,617

$

115,345

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.04

$

(0.02)

$

0.09

$

-

Shares used in computing basic earnings (loss) per common share

45,094,678

53,452,205

46,362,261

53,444,959

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.03

$

(0.02)

$

0.08

$

-

Shares used in computing diluted earnings (loss) per common share

48,411,429

53,452,205

49,603,870

55,748,777

(Note 1) The Company accounts for the fair value of currency forward
contracts within the consolidated Balance Sheet as a derivative
financial asset or liability and the
corresponding change in fair value is recorded in the consolidated
Statement of Operations. In prior periods, the Company recorded the
realized gain or loss upon
settlement of the currency forward contracts in "General and
administrative expenses" and recorded the unrealized gain or loss in
"Loss (gain) on change in fair value
of forward contracts". The Company has determined that both of these
amounts are more appropriately classified in expenses as "Loss (gain)
on currency forward
contracts" and as a result a gain of $0.3 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2011 and a gain of $1.1 million for the nine months
ended September 30,
2011, has been reclassified from "General and administrative expense" to
"Loss (gain) on currency forward contracts" respectively. As a result
of this reclassification,
there was no change to previously reported net income (loss), income
from operations, net revenues, gross profit, reported cash flows or the
amounts recorded in the
consolidated Balance Sheets.

(*) Stock-based compensation has been included in expenses as follows:

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